Tag: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Curiosity Rover’s first drive: set to test rock- vapourising laser

Rover first drive on Mars 150x150 Curiosity Rover’s first drive: set to test rock vapourising laserAs per latest reports, car sized NASA’s biggest Curiosity is all set to drive its six wheels robotic Rover on Red Planet Gale crater’s Martian soil.

The robotic vehicle has Chemistry and Camera instrument called ChemCam powerful rock zipping laser which will target Martian’s rock to vaporize it just to the side of the vehicle on the floor of Gale Crater. Read more

Red Planet Curiosity set to hit early Monday

Curiosity Rover Landing 150x150 Red Planet Curiosity set to hit early MondayA Small car size, NASA’s 900-kg Curiosity spacecraft will set to hit Mars through the Martian atmosphere at 13,000mph on Monday, a great success in first manned Mars mission.

Human landing on Mars will be an International probe of rocks, soil samples and the local geological settings to detect Martian atmosphere for mankind in Red Planet whether it supports habitual environment or not. Read more

Countdown begins: Curiosity’s Landing on Red Planet

Curiosity will rock the world. Finally ending its journey, NASA’s robotic spacecraft Curiosity rover is landing toward Red Planet, Mars, hoping to give great and significant scientific results about the geological history of Mars.

Curiosity, launched on Nov. 26, 2011, is first step towards futuristic manned Mars missions, loaded with ingenious new instruments, facilitating knowledge of the environment, the radiation environment, the chemistry of the surface along with video images for the first time. Read more

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